Specialized and litigation-heavy firms outpaced others, even larger Am Law 200 firms, in growing their ranks of Florida attorneys last year, the Daily Business Review’s annual Review 100 survey found. And these fast-growing firms say they will continue to hire, even amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Florida’s largest 100 firms added a combined 373 lawyers to their offices in the state in 2019. On average, these law firms grew by 4.9%. The aggregate growth is a departure from the trend in 2018, where Florida law firms contracted by an average of 0.3%.